JackIn is the vision for augmenting human capability and human existence. It enables immersive connections between humans and other artificial entities, or between humans and other humans. JackOut enables the out-of-body experience. We are investigating Human-Machine JackIn, Human-Human JackIn, and an environment that enables seamless migration between 1st and 3rd person perspectives (JackIn Space).

“JackIn”はW.ギブソンのSF「ニューロマンサー」に登場する用語で、電脳空間への没入を意味していた。 The term “jack in” was originally used in SF novel “Neuromancer” by W.Gibson, reffering to total immersion into cyberspace.